Screenplay Treatment & Pitch
Model short films (get an idea of scope and tone):
Assignment & Checklist
"7 Simple Secrets for Making an Outstanding Short Film" - planning your story
Treatment template writeable .doc or printable/viewable .pdf
"Olive Trees" narrative poem
Sauve model adapted screenplay treatment to "Olive Trees"
Student Model #1 Forever Dark
Web Resources
- The Crush (coming of age drama, with a slice of western)
- Stutterer (romance, drama)
- The Gift (science fiction)
Assignment & Checklist
"7 Simple Secrets for Making an Outstanding Short Film" - planning your story
Treatment template writeable .doc or printable/viewable .pdf
"Olive Trees" narrative poem
Sauve model adapted screenplay treatment to "Olive Trees"
Student Model #1 Forever Dark
Web Resources
- The One Page Outline
- How to Write a Treatment
- Online model story synopsis only - NOTE this is much longer than yours should be
- Examples of real life pitches to real Hollywood producers at the Napa Valley Film Festival